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Grief & loss

On loss in early motherhood — pregnancy loss, infant loss, and the quiet griefs that come with becoming a mum.

Notes from Elisa

The things I wish someone had said to me in that waiting room.

I went in for what I thought would be a scan on my birthday. The room got very quiet. This piece isn't advice. It's witness.

Six minute read21 April

Notes from Elisa

It isn't ingratitude — on the grief that comes with good news.

Some pregnancies arrive after years of waiting and still bring a sadness nobody warned you about. This is for the women who can't say it out loud.

Seven minute read24 February

Notes from Elisa

The slow grief inside good news.

There's a particular sadness that arrives uninvited at the door of something you've wanted for a long time. It isn't ingratitude. It's much more interesting than that.

Six minute read3 February